smoke like fire

When I entered the hospital lobby, I made a phone call and hung up after asking a few words with the other end.After waiting for a while, I saw a familiar middle-aged man walking through the crowd from the other end.

It was this person who spoke to me just now, Secretary Zhang who had been by my father's side for many years.When I look at him now, his expression is normal, he still seems to be serious, and his feet are as steady as usual.

I approached him first, "Secretary Zhang."

Secretary Zhang nodded to me, "Mr. Cheng, take the elevator up to the ward at the back." She said while leading me, "It's on the [-]th floor, building C."

I followed him into the elevator, and there were other people behind me.The elevator ascended slowly, and there was no one making a sound. It only entered and exited one after another. When we reached the fifth floor, only Secretary Zhang and I were left.

After thinking about it, I decided to ask about the situation first.Mother is sometimes too emotional. If we meet, I'm afraid she will be too excited to explain clearly.I glanced at Secretary Zhang and asked, "What's going on?"

Secretary Zhang said: "The chairman suddenly became dizzy after the meeting in the morning and complained of tightness in his chest. Everyone was very nervous. We were afraid that something might happen, so we rushed him to the hospital. After the preliminary examination, there was no serious problem. The doctor said that the weather may have changed a lot. In addition, the chairman has had a small cold for the past two days, and he was bored in the meeting room all morning before causing discomfort. As for the hospitalization, it was suggested by the doctor, so he might as well have a full-body examination."

I digested his words, without any thoughts in my mind, I just asked: "Only my mother will accompany you?"

Secretary Zhang quickly answered me: "Of course my wife is with me. Besides me, a general manager of the company is also there."

I looked at him silently.

Secretary Zhang looked flat and closed his mouth.He clearly understood what I wanted to ask, but pretended not to understand, but the answer was self-evident due to his attitude.

The other side also knew about his father's condition, which was expected. I wanted to ask, but I didn't really care about it, just because it would be embarrassing.

On the fifteenth floor, the elevator door opened, and Secretary Zhang went out first.

I am slowly behind.

Someone in the nursing station asked aloud, and Secretary Zhang talked to the other party before he was able to move forward.This place is different from other places. The corridors of the ward are bright and bright, the smell is clean, quiet and private.

Father's ward is at the end of the corridor on the right.

The ward is further divided into two rooms, one for the patients to rest, and the other for the reception room, with the doors on both sides tightly closed.Secretary Zhang took a stride to knock on the door on the left.

Someone opened the door from the inside, and it was a gentle man.I heard Secretary Zhang call Mr. Cao, looked at him, and nodded politely.

The man surnamed Cao went out, gave way to me, and stayed outside with Secretary Zhang.I went in and glanced around, except for the public equipment, there were two laptops on one side of the long table, probably brought by Secretary Zhang and a man surnamed Cao.

The mother was sitting by the hospital bed with a heavy expression, while the father was sitting on the hospital bed with a much better complexion than her.

Seeing me coming, my mother seemed overjoyed.

I ignored her and only looked at my father's situation. As Secretary Zhang said, there is no serious problem.

"dad."

My father frowned, glanced at my mother, and then at me, "Why are you here? Don't you need to be busy in the company?"

I said: "I'm busy, I'll be back later." I added: "It was my mother who called me."

The father was silent and said, "Your mother made a lot of fuss."

I glanced at my mother, she was moved, but she didn't speak.I said, "She's too worried. I've heard from Secretary Zhang about the situation."

"They're all overreacting," said the father.

I will not comment, just say: "Dad is hospitalized for an examination, it is not bad to take it as a chance to rest."

Father frowned slightly, but said nothing.I don't know what he means, but I can't continue. I don't have much father-son affection with him.

I accused the vase of having no flowers, so I pretended not to see my mother's longing eyes, and turned around to leave.

Outside the door, Secretary Zhang and the man surnamed Cao were still waiting in the aisle, and they seemed to be taken aback when they saw that I would come out soon.I told them to buy flowers and strode out of the ward.

I stood outside the hospital gate and smoked half a cigarette before going to the flower shop.

The flower shop is not far from the hospital. When I came here, I saw a lot of lilies, gladiolus, and delicate roses at the door.The work-study students were very enthusiastic about introductions and asked me who to visit.

I thought about it, and said that I would send an elder who I haven't seen for many years and was afraid of being unfamiliar.

The other party recommended giving red roses, which are beautiful and generous, so I took a bunch back.I took the elevator to the ward, and at the end of the corridor, I saw the door of my father's ward open.

The person who came out was Secretary Zhang first, followed by a thin figure of a lady in a suit.

The lady is certainly not a mother, but she is no stranger to me.Her surname is Xu, but I don't know her name.When the two came out, they were still standing there talking, neither of them noticed me.

I thought about it, turned around and went into the elevator, and went straight down to the first floor.I had no purpose for a while, but went to the hall, and because I held a large bouquet of flowers, I attracted a lot of attention.

There was a familiar female face among them, I was surprised, and so was the other party.

She called me and approached me: "Mr. Cheng."

The other party's surname is Fan, and her name is Yuejiao. I greet her: "Sister Fan."

Shouting elder sister is not polite, in terms of age and experience, Fan Yuejiao is very important.At her age, she was able to return to her family to enjoy life and happiness, but she forgets about her work and has strength, so she still waits for Zhao Kuanyi's side as a special assistant.

Zhao Kuanyi and I have a deep friendship, of course Fan Yuejiao knows it.But now, I don't know how much Zhao Kuanyi made her understand.

I asked, "Why are you here?"

Fan Yuejiao said: "I will accompany the chairman to visit."

Of course the chairman pointed to Zhao Kuanyi, I was taken aback for a moment, it just so happened that he was also in the hospital, so I couldn't help asking: "Who is sick?"

Fan Yuejiao said: "It's an old director of the company who suffered a heart attack in the morning and was hospitalized. The chairman came to visit. But I blamed me for being careless, I forgot to buy flowers, and I only remembered when I got into the elevator, so let the chairman go to the ward first, and I will come out to buy."

I sincerely said: "If the eldest sister is careless in her work, no one will dare to be careful."

Fan Yuejiao smiled, and came to look at the flowers in my hand, "Is Mr. Cheng also visiting?"

I nodded.

She asked again: "I didn't pay attention to the location of the flower shop when I came here. Where did you buy this bouquet of flowers? It looks pretty."

I smiled, and handed the flowers to her: "Sister, take it first, I'll just buy it."

Fan Yuejiao was stunned for a moment, and hesitated a little.

"It doesn't matter, I think about it now, the other party has pollen allergies." I said.

Fan Yuejiao smiled, and finally reached out to take it.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." I said, walking with her to the elevator, and pressed the button: "Sister, go up quickly."

Fan Yuejiao asked, "How about you? Which ward on the first floor are you going to?"

I smiled and said, "I've been there before, so I'm not in a hurry to see it a second time."

Of course my father doesn't have pollen allergies, but I think flowers are unnecessary.I gave up my mind and didn't want to go into the ward again, so I went directly to the parking lot to pick up the car.

On the way, my mother called. It sounded very quiet on the other end, but it seemed to be still in a corner of the hospital.She complained a little that I left as soon as I said, so I shirked with business and quickly hung up the phone.

I opened the door and sat in, and the phone rang again.

This time, it was Zhao Kuanyi who hit him.

I'm not surprised, Fan Yuejiao will definitely tell him.I quickly picked it up, and listening to his calm voice, I suddenly felt at peace.

"In the hospital?" he asked.

I replied: "Just now, I am going to drive away now."

Zhao Kuanyi was silent for a moment before asking, "Who are you visiting in the hospital?"

"An elder, not very familiar." I thought for a while and said.

"Oh."

He sounded like he didn't believe me, and I didn't want to explain, so I talked to him with a smile: "I heard from my eldest sister that you came to see a director of the company. You are a really caring boss, and you can almost count it as the first time. He was hospitalized in the morning. You can come and see this afternoon."

Zhao Kuanyi said calmly: "Because I have nothing to do, I have to come here to do my duty and deal with it."

I laughed, "You at least said it because the other party has high morals."

Zhao Kuanyi replied to me: "Sweet words are sweet, but they are lies after all."

I was slightly startled, and then I smiled, feeling mixed feelings in my heart, and I couldn't help saying: "Sometimes it's out of good intentions, at least it doesn't hurt people to tell a little lie."

Zhao Kuanyi on the other end was silent, and listened to him for a moment: "It makes sense, at least when he is sick, I will let him think so."

I froze for a moment, and suddenly laughed.

"You can drive." Zhao Kuanyi said.

Hearing that he was about to hang up, I stopped, "Since Mr. Zhao is busy with nothing, so am I. I wonder if it would be nice to have dinner together?"

After speaking, I just remembered that in the itinerary he gave me, there seems to be a dinner tonight.I thought about it, there are things waiting to be dealt with in the company, and it is actually a bit difficult to finish before dinner.

However, it is not impossible to exclude those.

Zhao Kuanyi was quiet for a while before answering, his voice seemed to be smiling: "Yes, the time and place are up to you."

I was startled, but immediately said: "I will send you a message later." After thinking about it, I added: "I will never make you feel careless."

Zhao Kuanyi didn't answer, but he really smiled and cut off the call.

I put down my phone, feeling that it was too difficult to balance the demands of dating and work.I started the car and had to hurry back to the company.

The phone rang again suddenly, there was a message.

I took a look at it when I stopped at a red light, and I couldn't help being amused.

It was passed on by Zhao Kuanyi, and it was said above: "Date to fulfill your obligations, but the level of your heart must be different from yours."